Hefei vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$269
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
28
😀 Quality of life
67
48
🏙️ Population
9.37M
846K

The cost of living in Hefei is 56% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6756th and 8752nd ($707 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3921st and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kathmandu

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Hefei Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328